Andreas Vesalius vs Gerolamo Cardano
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Compare the life timelines of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1514 to 1564.
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Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564)
- — Born in Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands Verified
- — Studied arts at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Paris Verified
- — Received his medical doctorate from the University of Padua and became professor of surgery and anatomy Verified
- — Published the Tabulae anatomicae sex, six large anatomical charts Verified
- — Published De humani corporis fabrica, the foundational work of modern anatomy Verified
- — Became imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V Verified
- — Married Anne van Hamme of Brussels Verified
- — Entered the service of King Philip II of Spain and moved to Madrid Verified
- — Died on the island of Zakynthos while returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Verified
Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576)
- — Born in Pavia, Duchy of Milan Verified
- — Began university studies at Pavia Verified
- — Received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Padua Verified
- — Married Lucia Banderini Verified
- — Appointed professor of medicine at the University of Pavia Verified
- — Published Ars Magna, containing solutions to cubic and quartic equations Verified
- — Traveled to Scotland to treat the Archbishop of St Andrews Verified
- — Son Giovanni Battista executed for poisoning his wife Verified
- — Arrested by the Inquisition on charges of heresy Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified